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According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)Trusted Source, exercise should include aerobic activity as well as muscle-strengthening.

Many muscle-strengthening exercises use reps and sets. A rep, which is short for repetition, is the total motion of an individual exercise. A set is a certain number of reps.

For example, a rep of a pushup is going from having the arms extended, lowering the chest to the floor, then raising the body back to the original position. A set may comprise 10–20 reps of the pushup, or as many as a person can manage.

Each person will be able to do a different number of reps and sets of an exercise in a single workout. As a rule of thumb, a person could do as many reps as they can, rest for a few minutes, then repeat this set.

According to the ODPHPTrusted Source, even small amounts of exercise make a difference to overall health. A person should not feel any discouragement if only a few reps of an exercise tire them out. They will be able to do more as they exercise regularly, and even a small amount of exercise is beneficial.

To do a pushup:

  • Place the palms on the floor under the shoulders, arms extended.
  • Extend the legs back, resting on the balls of the feet, so the body is a straight line.
  • Lower the body, so that the chest or nose is about to touch the floor.
  • Push back up.

Repeat this 10 times or as many times as possible before tiring. Take a break, then do this set again.

If this is too difficult, begin by resting on the knees instead of stretching the legs out. Over time, work up to the pushup described above.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324895#pushups